Dictionary: Rest
Synonyms: relax, take a rest, ease up/off, let up, slow down, pause, have/take a break, unbend, repose, laze, idle, loaf, do nothing, take time off, slack off, unwind, recharge one's batteries, be at leisure, take it easy, sit back, sit down, stand down, lounge, luxuriate, loll, slump, flop, put one's feet up, lie down, go to bed, have/take a nap, nap, catnap, doze, have/take a siesta, drowse, sleep, lie, be laid, recline, be, be placed, be positioned, support, prop (up), steady, balance, lean, lay, set, sit, stand, position, place, put, be based on, be grounded in, be founded on, depend on, be dependent on, rely on, hinge on, turn on, hang on, pivot on, be contingent on, revolve around, centre on, relaxation, leisure, ease, inactivity, respite, time off, time out, breathing space, break, interval, interlude, intermission, base, holder, stay, prop, brace, rack, hook, frame, shelf, bracket, trestle, tripod, plinth, pedestal, foundation, bed, foot, substructure, a standstill, a halt, a stop, remainder, residue, remaining part/number/quantity, part/number/quantity (that is) left over, others, those left, remains, remnant, remnants, rump, surplus, difference, extra, excess, superfluity, overflow, overspill, additional people/material/things, extra people/material/things, remain, continue to be, keep, persist in being, carry on being, go on being
Antonyms: work, motion, movement, struggle, rage, go mad, have a fit, see red, hit the roof, toil, be active, labor, effort, agony, activity, do, blow one's stack, blow a gasket, do one's nut, go ape, go wild, lose it, drive, action, move
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4526. What Law is Operating Here?
Illustration
John Killinger
... it hurt? She remembers the woman in The Brothers Karamazov who tells a priest she cannot give up an adulterous affair because "it gives him so much pleasure and me so little pain." She locks the door, unbuttons her blouse, loosens and removes her brassiere, and stands there. Mr. Spenser says nothing. He looks, then closes his eyes. "You have done me a great kindness," he says. "You have given me what I wanted, not what you thought I wanted, or what you wanted me to want." Isabel dresses. They shake hands ...
Sermon
Timothy J. Smith
... would be its new, permanent home. There was much fanfare as the ark was brought forth and carefully placed in the Temple. After the ark was in place and the priests began to leave, "a cloud filled the house of the Lord, so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord." The people were concerned about whether or not God would approve of the new Temple, but the answer was a resounding yes! God's very presence filled the Temple. It ...
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Michael B. Brown
... neatly coiffed. He has a bushy little goatee. Though all that may not sound exactly like Tom Cruise, I am convinced that Leo Buscaglia is one of the most beautiful people on planet Earth. His runaway best-selling book was simply titled Love. Buscaglia attracts standing-room-only crowds for his lectures in auditoriums coast to coast. His message is always the same, and everyone knows it before they attend. He simply reminds us all what life can be like if we simply learn to love one another. He talks about ...
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Michael B. Brown
... one of her daughters had a husband (though no one could fully determine if that were intentional). Before leaving, often the whole family would gather around Mama's bed or wheelchair. One would heist a tune, and soon everyone would join in singing "Amazing Grace," "Standing On The Promises" or some other old hymn that Mama had taught the children to sing 60 years before. Suddenly, Ms. Eliot wrote, the tired, weak, old voice would become young and strong again (just as it had been in the kitchen all those ...
4530. You Can Be Happy
1 Chronicles 13:1-14
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Michael B. Brown
... that is how happiness comes, by making certain that love is never misplaced on our list of priorities and that we never wait too late to say or show it. Do The Unexpected What could be more unexpected than being "patient and kind"? Try that verse out as you stand in a long line at the bank or when a car swerves in front of you on the interstate preventing your turning off on the proper exit ramp. "Love is ... not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude." Right ... unless, of course, it is someone in ...
4531. Advent 3
Lk 3:7-18 · Phil 4:4-7 · Zeph 3:14-20 · Isa 12:2-6
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John R. Brokhoff
... is singing with gladness? If we Christians experience the deliverance from the slavery of our sins, we will sing, "O for a thousand tongues to sing." 2. Midst (v. 15). God is not absent, not far off in the heavens. He is here and right in our midst. God never stands off nor on the periphery of our lives. Because of his love, he comes into the center of humanity, into our hearts as the seat of our beings. If God is for us, who can be against us? His presence erases our fears and gives us victory. Thus, a ...
4532. Easter 3
Revelation 5:1-14, Acts 9:1-19a, John 21:1-14
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John R. Brokhoff
... dancing." (v. 11a) Prayer Of The Day: "O God, by the humiliation of your Son, you lifted up this fallen world, rescuing us from the hopelessness of death. Grant your faithful people a share in the joys that are eternal." Hymn Of The Day: "Look, Now He Stands" Theme Of The Day: Results Of The Resurrection Gospel The reinstatement of Peter. Lesson 1 The conversion of Paul. Lesson 2 The worship of the risen Lamb. Jesus was raised by God from death. So what? What difference does it make? What happened after the ...
4533. Easter 4
Revelation 7:9-17, Acts 13:13-52, Acts 9:32-43, John 10:22-42
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John R. Brokhoff
... ' day wanted Jesus to tell them plainly and simply whether he was the Messiah. They would never know who he was because they did not "believe" in him. Outsiders atheists, agnostics, skeptics will never really know the true nature of Jesus as long as they stand in mockery and unbelief. First one believes and then comes the understanding. 2. Belong (v. 26). Another reason for the Jews' not knowing who Jesus was is the fact that they were not among his followers. They stood on the outside as spectators and ...
4534. Epiphany 2
1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Isaiah 62:1-12, John 2:1-11
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John R. Brokhoff
... has no ability to serve in any capacity. Instead of 10 percent of the church's members doing 90 percent of the work, there should be 100 percent serving in various capacities. PREACHING POSSIBILITIES An Overview Of The Epiphany Season The Epiphany season stands between two great festivals: the baptism of our Lord and the Transfiguration which is the Sunday before Lent. 1. The Gospel Lessons. For the upcoming seven Sundays the Gospels cover in semi-in-course fashion the fourth, fifth, and sixth chapters of ...
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John R. Brokhoff
... star representing the incarnation. It is not a six-pointed star, for this is the star of David, representing the Old Testament with its prophecies. It is not a seven-pointed star which is the star of perfection. Nor is it an eight-pointed star which stands for regeneration and is associated with baptism. The purpose of the star of Bethlehem was to guide men to Christ. The star is help from above in bringing us to Christ. This is one reason why Epiphany is the time for the church's emphasis upon evangelism ...
4536. Proper 10
Colossians 1:1-14, Amos 7:10-17, Luke 10:25-37
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John R. Brokhoff
... sharing with suffering people because they have no connection with them. This is shown by their poor giving to human needs and the lack of interest in social problems. Outline: In this parable Jesus teaches us a. Who our neighbor is v. 30. The neighbor is one standing in need of help. It does not matter if he is Jew or Gentile, in the house next door or in Rhodesia, black or white, Christian or Communist. According to this understanding of a neighbor, the church has an obligation out of love to be concerned ...
4537. Proper 11
Amos 8:1-14, Luke 10:38-42, Colossians 1:21-28
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John R. Brokhoff
... into a life, the person is "estranged" and "hostile in mind." Out of that hostility comes evil deeds. Because we now belong to Christ, the enmity has ceased and we are free to live and love. 2. Provided (v. 23). Indeed Christ died for our sins. We can now stand before God as blameless because our lives are hidden in Christ. But there is a condition. We will be acceptable to God "provided" we keep faith in Jesus. We cannot fall from grace but we can lose our faith. If and when we do this, we have rejected ...
4538. Proper 16
Hebrews 12:14-29, Jeremiah 1:1-19, Luke 13:10-17
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John R. Brokhoff
... Gospel: Luke 13:10-17 A spirit can cause physical disability. Jesus was in a synagogue teaching. He saw a nameless woman who had been bent over for 18 years. At once Jesus saw she had a spiritual problem. Satan possessed her to the point that she could not stand upright. When he laid his hands on her, at once she stood straight and began to glorify God. She did not even ask for help. He saw her need and acted. The leader of the synagogue objected to healing on the sabbath. Jesus pointed out that they could ...
4539. Proper 22
Luke 17:1-10, Lamentations 1:1-22, 2 Timothy 1:1-2:13
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John R. Brokhoff
... for the new generation of pastors to preserve the tradition and witness to the Gospel in their world. An appeal is made for "sound words" to counteract the heresies of the day. Persecution is beginning and leaders are challenged to suffer and not be ashamed to stand firm for the Gospel. Gospel: Luke 17:5-10 The Apostles request more faith and Jesus teaches that duty does not call for gratitude. The gospel lesson consists of apparently two unrelated parts: vv. 5-6 and vv. 7-10. The first part concerns the ...
4540. Proper 27
2 Thessalonians 2:13-17, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12, Haggai 2:1-9, Luke 20:27-40
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John R. Brokhoff
... thanks God for his people and asks for their prayers. For the second time Paul writes, "We are bound to give thanks to God always for you." (1:3, 2:3) He is thankful that God called them to salvation through the gospel he preached to them. They are to stand firm in this faith. He closes the second chapter with a benediction that God will comfort their hearts. As he thinks of closing the letter, Paul asks the church to pray for him that the Word may spread and triumph and that he and his co-workers may be ...
4541. Proper 28
Lk 21:5-19 · Isa 65:17-25 · 2 Thes 3:6-13 · Ps 98
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John R. Brokhoff
... put it this way: you have a terminal disease which will kill you within a year. What would you do with the time until the end? In Paul's day, the Christians were convinced that Jesus would return shortly. They gave up their jobs and were idly standing by as they waited for his coming day after day. A group convinced of Jesus' immediate return quit their jobs, sold their property, took their children out of school, and lived in a commune. What would you do? Consider the options. Outline: If you had one year ...
4542. Christmas 1
Hebrews 2:5-18, Colossians 3:1-17, 1 Samuel 2:12-26, Luke 2:41-52
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John R. Brokhoff
... , Hannah brought him a handmade little robe. It was a token of mother love and concern. It would keep him warm and attractive. It reminds us, according to tradition, of another mother who gave her Son a seamless robe. Some day we hope to stand before God clothed with the perfect robe of righteousness given to us by Christ. 3. Continued (v. 26). Samuel "continued" to grow physically, spiritually, and socially. Jesus went one step further in his growth mentally. For how long does one need to grow? Each needs ...
Eulogy
Barbara G. Schmitz
... dust, yet even at the grave we make our song, alleluia! alleluia! alleluia!" Job, in the midst of the worst suffering known to human beings, broke forth with joyful song when he wrote: "As for me, I know that my redeemer lives, and that at the last My redeemer will stand upon the earth. After my awakening, God will raise me up, and in my body I shall see God. I myself shall see, and my eyes shall behold God, who is my friend, and not a stranger." We are a people who grieve, but we are also a people who ...
Eulogy
Barbara G. Schmitz
... , family, home, health, and business? As he lay in grief and pain, he was still able to affirm his trust in God the Redeemer. In chapter 19, Job speaks out in stirring words: For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the last he will stand upon the earth; and after my skin has been thus destroyed, then in my flesh I shall see God ... Job believed in his redeemer. In another time of distress, when Lazarus died, Jesus and Lazarus' sister Martha mourned. Jesus said to Martha, "I am the resurrection and ...
Eulogy
Barbara G. Schmitz
... know his voice and be known by him. Jesus the good shepherd invites you to follow him. In verse 16 he adds, "I have other sheep that do not yet belong to the fold. I must also bring them, and they will listen to my voice." Jesus says, don't stand out in the cold; come into the fold. "I have come," he says, "that they may have life, and have it abundantly" (John 10:10). Christ the good shepherd guides and protects us, watches over us, shelters and leads us. Christ the good shepherd has laid down his life for ...
Eulogy
Barbara G. Schmitz
Picture, if you will, a small child learning to walk. The parents stand a few yards apart. The first parent directs the child toward the other parent. At first the child looks back to the first parent for encouragement. But at a critical moment near the middle of the journey, the child starts looking ahead to the second parent, puts out his or ...
Eulogy
Barbara G. Schmitz
... we heard in the Gospel of John, "The hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live ... the Son has authority to execute judgment." Scripture is clear that one day each of us will stand before Christ the King. We believe, as we say in the Apostles' Creed, that "he will come again to judge the living and the dead." What words will we hear from the King? Will we be among those to whom Jesus says, "You did not feed me or clothe me ...
4548. Death In The Midst Of Birth
1 Corinthians 15:12-34
Eulogy
Barbara G. Schmitz
... ordained a deacon in the month of June. My first Christmas I was at the Cathedral. The Bishop was going to celebrate the Christmas Eve service, his very last, as he planned to retire seven days later at the end of that year. I remember standing there and thinking what a strange moment in time that was, the Bishop celebrating his last Christmas Eucharist. After 30 years of ordained ministry, he was on his way out; and I, at my first Christmas Eucharist as a deacon, was just beginning ordained ministry. As ...
4549. Epiphany 6
Luke 6:17-26, Psalm 1:1-6
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B. David Hostetter
... and night. They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all that they do, they prosper. The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; for the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
4550. Epiphany 8
Luke 6:37-42
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B. David Hostetter
... and lack of proportion. Hear the pleading of our advocate, Jesus Christ. Amen. DECLARATION OF GOD'S FORGIVENESS Hear the Good News! God gives us the victory over sin and death through Jesus Christ. Friends, believe the Good News. In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. EXHORTATION Stand firm and immovable and work for Christ always. Work without limit, since you know that what you do in the Spirit cannot be lost. PRAYER OF THE DAY Teach us, wise Tutor, to be quiet when we have nothing good to say. Root out the ...
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